---
typeId: term
recordId: unpin
fields:
  title: Unpin
  definition: A request or action to stop retaining a blob or chunk.
  order: 930
  usage:
    - Unpin is more honest than “delete” in decentralized storage, because other
      copies may exist.
  sourceDocument: /home/johnb/Downloads/benac_terms_and_definitions_v0_1.md
  sourceVersion: 0.1 Terminology Draft
  sourceDate: 2026-05-02
  sourceSections:
    - 9. Blob and content-addressed storage terminology
---
